Money Matters: End of Year Personal Finance Checklist
Motherhood Moments
DECEMBER 26, 2022
With more than three in four Americans (77% ) anxious about their financial situations, many are ready to head into the new year with new found freedom.
10 Must-Know Personal Finance Tips for Moms’ Financial Success
Penny Pinchin' Mom
JANUARY 16, 2024
The post 10 Must-Know Personal Finance Tips for Moms’ Financial Success appeared first on Penny Pinchin' Mom. Personal finance tips are much like opinions; everybody’s got one. Here are some personal finance tips that should help get you out of that murk. What Is Your Current Net Worth?
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Carnival of Personal Finance #384 – Time for a Laugh Edition
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 21, 2012
Hello and welcome to this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance. If any of you have seen me host carnivals before you know that I like to add in some funny clips about personal finance for your enjoyment. I know our families all talk pretty open about money issues so that we can help and support each other.
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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 4, 2011
Hello and welcome to the 316th Carnival of Personal Finance- Family Edition. Big Cajun Man from THE Canadian Personal Finance Site asks What is Your Financial Plan B? Jason Price from One Money Design interviews Chuck Bentley: The Root of Riches Book Interview. Your City or County May Have Free Money For You.
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Money Matters: How to Prepare Your Finances for a Recession
Motherhood Moments
JANUARY 18, 2023
Maliga shares several ways to prepare for a recession: Prepare a bare bones budget. Prepare ahead of time and create a bare bones budget that includes only your essentials — think food, shelter, clothes, transportation and insurance — so you have a plan in the event that you experience a loss of income or need to cut expenses suddenly.
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A Sweeter Way to Cook Your Budget
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 10, 2012
I like to bake cookies, and I like to budget. I’ve failed at many budgets this way. If you Google how to make a budget, you’ll find the same boilerplate list of steps on thousands of sites. This is what I like to call the Toll House budget. It’s not that I lost my taste for the sweet, chewy goodies.
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The 5 Most Important Personal Finance Lessons to Teach your Child
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 13, 2015
Before you get ready to shove those kids of yours out of the nest, here are what I consider to be (based on my experience as a person, a Mom, and a Grandma) the most important things you (or someone) should teach them about personal finance. You need to learn how to talk money.
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Designate a Family Office Manager | Marriage & Money
Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 18, 2014
” Stanley wrote about Susan, a wife and mother who handled all of the financial tasks in her home, from budgeting to making investment decisions. I also took on the role, because I had an interest in the topic of personal finance. No surprise there; I write a blog about family finances. Reconcile all accounts.
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Family Office Manager
Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 19, 2022
Instead, he shared the story about Susan, a wife, and mother who handled all of the financial tasks in her home, from budgeting to making investment decisions. While I was still helping my husband from home with his business, I felt like I wasn’t contributing to our finances and that drove me crazy. Project short-term cash needs.
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Do You Have Enough Money to Retire?
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 12, 2017
FinTech, as this growing space has been called, is helping take the mystery out of investing and personal finance. One such service is Personal Capital. Personal Capital is a free tool that allows you aggregate all of your financial accounts into one consolidated place. The post Do You Have Enough Money to Retire?
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Kindergarten to College – Back to School Money Tips
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
AUGUST 2, 2011
Not many – but by planning ahead now you might find ways to lessen the expenses you will face next month and use the annual experience as a teachable moment in your child’s personal finance education. Here are a few money tips to help you plan your back to school activities and maybe reduce that $600 per child amount.
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Go Green and Save Money by Using Free Online Calculators
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 10, 2012
Going green and saving money is easier said than done when going about it by yourself. But while independence is critical in the successful mastering of money management and sustainability, that doesn’t mean you have to go about these efforts solo. Household Budget Calculator. Related posts: How to Be Green and Save Money.
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Thrifty Thinking - 2023's Best Gas Credit Cards
Motherhood Moments
MARCH 14, 2023
With gas prices still high and inflation putting pressure on people’s budgets, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its editors’ picks for 2023’s Best Gas Credit Cards to help drivers save money, along with a new survey to gauge consumer sentiment.
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Secret tips to creating an online savings budget – Is this the way to financial freedom?
freestuff.tv
MAY 18, 2011
Check out this guest post by Angela from Debt Consolidation Care: It needs no mention that budgets and savings play a pivotal role in assisting consumers in paying off debt. Through a budget they can monitor their investment and make the most of their hard-earned dollars. Budgeting is the ultimate way to financial freedom.
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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 6, 2012
Budgeting and Economics. Wayne presents Purpose of Budgeting posted at Young Family Finance , saying, “Are you left wondering why you should budget? Find out the purpose of budgeting and whether it’s important for you. Even professional bond market money managers do not beat the bond market.”
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The Prairie Eco-Thrifter Giveaway Extravaganza: 2nd Anniversary with an iPad 3 and over $200 Cash To Be Won Plus a Bonus Prize
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 16, 2012
While many personal finance sites focus on things such as getting out of debt, saving for retirement, and investing, what really matters to me the most is how we can live healthy prosperous lives. In addition a couple fantastic personal finance books are also up for grabs. Bonus Prize Yes there is a bonus.
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Best of Money – Price is Right Edition
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 29, 2012
Here it comes, television’s longest running game show, filled with tips and fabulous prizes, anyone can win, the Best of Money Carnival – Price is Right Edition! Our first item up for bid is a six pack of steps to prepare you for wealth sponsored by Family Money Values.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter Was Included in Many Carnivals Over the Past Few Weeks
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 22, 2012
Canadian Finance Blog hosted the Canadian Finance Carnival #76 and included the guest post Staying Positive in a Bad Situation as did Thirty Six Months who hosted Carnival of Financial Camaraderie – Rain Man Edition. Girls Just Wanna Have Funds included Nelson’s post, Saving Money on Las Vegas in the Carnival of Personal Finance #351.
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133 8 Ways to Save Money on Groceries Without Coupons
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
AUGUST 20, 2012
Over my many years of environmental and personal finance writing, one of the most common things I get asked for is tips on how to save money on groceries. The best thing you can do to save money on groceries is to cut back your meat consumption and increase the amount of vegetables you eat. expensive and B.
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How to Teach Your Kids About Money and Business – Take A Family Field Trip
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 28, 2013
They also lack much of an idea about how money itself is made, stored and distributed. Talk about what each person is doing, such as taking the orders, entering them into the computer so the people filling them know what to do, taking the money, making the french fries or hamburgers, sweeping the floors or cleaning the bathrooms.
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222 Ways for Busy Parents to Teach Young Children About Money
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
NOVEMBER 4, 2011
As I prepared to hold a Money Camp for my young grandchildren last year, I researched various educational standards to review what kids can learn at various ages. They start to notice that you can trade toys, or trade money for stuff (like a ride on the grocery store pony or candy at the checkout aisle). Make change. Food Related.
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187 How to Prevent Three Common Disastrous Personal Financial Mistakes
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 1, 2013
A financial advisor told me recently that the thing that really made him upset was that nearly every new client he spoke to was making the same disastrous personal finance mistakes. So let’s look at the most common personal finance mistakes and what you can do to prevent or fix them. That was me, at any rate.
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Join Me for the New Year New You Financial Summit
Family Balance Sheet
DECEMBER 28, 2016
If you’re thinking about some resolutions for 2017 that have to do with YOUR finances, then I’m inviting you to join me in January for the New Year New You Financial Summit. Elle Martinez of Couple Money. LaTisha is a nationally recognized, millennial personal finance expert. Toni Husbands of Debt Free Divas.
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Financially Savvy Saturday
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 26, 2014
Welcome to Financially Savvy Saturdays, a blog hop created specifically for personal finance writers! We welcome all things money here. If it ties into personal finance, we want to read it! This week’s feature is “ 6 ways to look expensive on a budget ” from The Thrifty Issue.
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145 Friday Links – Want $1000 Cash? Edition
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
NOVEMBER 14, 2013
Check them out: Good Reads From The Blogosphere: Daniel from Make Money Make Cents writes about The Boom in Posh Pawnbrokers after noticing the influx of pawn shop shows on reality TV these days. Don’t miss Danielle’s Tips for Creating an Engaging and Profitable Website at Saving Without a Budget. 8 Ways to Save on Fuel.
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Managing Family Finances: Tips and Strategies for a Better Financial Future
Penny Pinchin' Mom
DECEMBER 17, 2023
I have a bunch of lovable relatives (my nuclear family) who believe we are somehow made of money. Despite having a strict family budget , some members of my beautiful family still try to find sneaky ways to spend more than is allocated to them at any given time. This is where your monthly budget comes into play.
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52 Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!
Family Balance Sheet
AUGUST 11, 2016
I’m on this journey to financial wellness with you and every weekend, I pack the newsletter with budgeting inspiration, money-saving tips & ideas, and frugal, yet tasty recipes. A few of my favorite personal finance books: The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness , by Dave Ramsey.
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100 The Spending Plan Mentality
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
NOVEMBER 8, 2012
I’m not much into budgeting. It’s true that what I do with money technically amounts to a budgeting technique, but the idea of a traditional budget has never appealed to me. It’s a lot like a budget, and many people have told me they think that it’s a budget.
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202 Finding Discount Codes and Why You Should Use Coupons
Koupon Karen
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Whether for birthdays, holidays, or knocking out weekly shopping, finding ways to save money without compromising treats and essentials offers welcome budget alleviation. Retail codes aid fashion experimentation on a budget removing barriers inhibiting curiosity! Maker project discounts enable dabbling in woodworking.
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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 10, 2012
The Skilled Investor , Editor Budgeting and Economics Little House presents The Five Tool Budgeter posted at Little House in the Valley , saying, “In baseball, a five-tool player is one who excels in some of the game’s major skills: fielding, base running, hitting for power, hitting for contact, and throwing ability.
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How to Save Up for a Car Without Breaking the Bank
Penny Pinchin' Mom
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
The simple truth is that not many people have enough money saved up to buy a car. That’s why a vast majority of us go the financing route. If you do choose to go for the pre-owned option, you will be saving yourself a bit of money! Ultimately, it is the money you could have saved to buy your dream car.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter Was Included in Six Carnivals This Week
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 19, 2012
Start Talking Cents hosted the Carnival of Personal Finance #357 and included my post, Why Being Rich Is Overrated. Jana’s post, Factors to Consider When Accepting a Job was included in the Yakezie Carnival – Severe Weather Edition hosted by Money Qanda as well as the Financial Carnival for Young Adults #8 hosted by 20’s Finances.
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140 The 10 Best Money Saving Apps
Saving With Shellie
JULY 23, 2014
If you have a smartphone or tablet, there are a wealth of money-saving app available to help you be a smarter shopper and get the biggest bang for your buck. Besides games for my kids, money-saving apps are the majority of the apps I have on my phone. It’s safe, secure and easy to keep your personal finances organized.
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108 How to be a Frugal Family
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 4, 2012
With the skyrocketing prices of everything and the worsening inflation, saving money and spending wisely are vital to be able to live comfortably. It is not easy to be frugal and save money when you have a family that splurges and squanders. Cooperation is an important key to successful budgeting. Creating a Budget is Easy.
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Avoid These Financial Mistakes with Your Kids
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 13, 2014
Giving them conflicting money messages. Many couples never talk about their money history, expectations and attitudes before they have children. The very worst time to load up your child with lots of money is in their late teen years. Instilling emotional laden feelings about money. Money is a tool.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter Was Included in Seven Carnivals This Week
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 12, 2012
Money Drain hosted the Carnival of Personal Finance #356 and included Jana’s post, Increase Productivity with a Light Workload. Many thanks to Stupid Cents who hosted the Totally Money Carnival #62 and included Marie’s post, Should You Line Dry Your Clothes?
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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 15, 2011
Now without further adieu, I present you with the dozens of great reads written by Yakezie members and challengers alike this past week in our efforts to bring you timely insight on personal finance and lifestyle today. Personal Finance Whiz : What Is An Emergency Fund? There were 50 submissions this week.
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Find out How Brian & His Wife Paid off $109,000 in Credit Card Debt
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 1, 2015
He writes at Debt Discipline about about how his family of 5 deals with money, budgets and debt. We have involved our children in our money discussion once we decided to become debt free. It was many years of over spending and not having a plan for our money that led us to that point. Tell us about you and your family.
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Subscribe Now for the FBS Weekly & You Could Win This Bundle of Books
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 29, 2015
Looking for new recipes, money-saving ideas, home-management tips, and strategies for debt-free living? Plus, if you subscribe now, you’ll get a chance to win these three personal finance books. I have a weakness for personal finance books, especially those written by bloggers.
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FREE Android App: Money
Saving With Shellie
JANUARY 30, 2012
Amazon offers a free Android App everyday and today’s free App is Money. Here’s the Description: Manage your personal finances in the most comprehensive manner with Money for Android devices. This App is only free today (1/30) so be sure you download it before the price goes back up!
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40 Make your child’s allowance an allocation not an entitlement
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
AUGUST 4, 2016
The divide between those parents who feel an allowance is beneficial and teaches money management and those who feel it just creates a sense of entitlement is huge. My view is that an allowance can be a chance to teach budgeting, opportunity costs and delayed gratification – if done right.
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Friday Links – Bachelorette Weekend
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 30, 2013
Darwin at Darwin’s Money doesn’t think so with his What’s a Stay at Home Mom Worth? Emily @ Evolving Personal Finance is a user and wonders about Using Upromise to Pay Down Student Loans. It’s definitely possible to save money while living a healthy life. Have you ever heard of Upromise?
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Improving the Financial $ense of Your Child
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 25, 2011
The key is to invest the time to teach your kids the right ways to manage their finances. Teach them actionable methods and strategies that will help them learn all of the ropes of personal finance. They would be responsible for making payments on their bill out of the money that they have been allotted.
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174 Small Choices Means Big Gains When Achieving Financial Security
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 30, 2012
It is a common fallacy that large sums of money are needed to be able to invest for the future. Your money works for you when it is earning you interest or adding value so don’t leave it sitting in your everyday bank account. Create a Budget You have to have a budget to know where your money comes from and where it has to go to.
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